Types of Fasting and Its Wisdom.
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The Shaykh : About what do we fast? About everything? Or what? It is not about everything. Know that fasting is of two types: one is the core and the spirit of fasting, and the other is its fence, meaning like a wall for it that protects it. The first is what Allah the Exalted intended: fasting from the prohibitions of Allah. Fasting from the prohibitions of Allah means that Allah did not obligate fasting upon us to restrict us, so that we do not eat, do not drink, and do not enjoy women. No, He did not intend that. He intended something else, and what is it, people? Fasting from the prohibitions of Allah, so that the person is raised with a sound upbringing. Read the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:183] Complete it. It is not so that you may go hungry, nor to take physical exercise for the strength to endure hunger and thirst. Absolutely not. Rather, so that you may fear Allah the Exalted. And fearing Allah is fulfilling His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. And listen to the saying of your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): Sunan Abi Dawud 2362Sahih (Al-Albani) "Ida'" means to leave. Bulugh al-Maram 5:14 "Saying falsehood" means every forbidden saying. "Acting with falsehood" means every forbidden action. And among that is leaving the obligatory duties, ignorance, and aggression upon creation, because ignorance in the Arabic language means foolishness and aggression. And listen to the saying of the Arab poet:
"Let no one be ignorant of us, let no one be ignorant of us *** For we will be more ignorant of them than the ignorant are"
Meaning, let no one aggress against us, for we will aggress against him more. "Let no one be ignorant of us" Complete it. Now, do not speak.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :"Let no one be ignorant of us, let no one be ignorant" This nun is for emphasis. "Of us" And what comes after it? Glory be to Allah... Men, rest. Good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, rest. "For we will be more ignorant of them than the ignorant are" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made clear that Allah intended by fasting what? That we leave saying falsehood, acting with falsehood, and being ignorant toward people.
O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you
يا أيها الذين آمنوا كتب عليكم الصيام كما كتب على الذين من قبلكمPerhaps you will become mindful of Allah
لعلكم تتقونPerhaps you will become mindful of Allah
لعلكم تتقونIf anyone does not abandon falsehood
من لم يدع قول الزورforged speech and evil actions and does not abandon foolishness, Allah is not in need of his leaving food and drink
قول الزور والعمل به والجهل فليس لله حاجة في أن يدع طعامه وشرابه"Let no one be ignorant of us, let no one be ignorant of us *** For we will be more ignorant of them than the ignorant are"
Meaning, let no one aggress against us, for we will aggress against him more. "Let no one be ignorant of us" Complete it. Now, do not speak.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :"Let no one be ignorant of us, let no one be ignorant" This nun is for emphasis. "Of us" And what comes after it? Glory be to Allah... Men, rest. Good.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, rest. "For we will be more ignorant of them than the ignorant are" So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made clear that Allah intended by fasting what? That we leave saying falsehood, acting with falsehood, and being ignorant toward people.